MISSION MESSENGER has moved! Please take note
of our new address which is 139 Signal Hill Drive, Saint Louis,
Missouri 63121. Mark this down where you will not forget it....
Our new book entitled "The Brotherhood of Faith" will be out on
March 1, and it will contain all of the issues of the paper for
1964. The content of these 192 pages can be seen by reading the
index in this issue.... Do you want to really help a congregation
of worthy brethren? The congregation at Tunbridge Wells, in
England, desperately needs a little more assistance on their
modest building program. Every dollar that you send will be
thankfully received and properly applied. Could you possibly help
in this emergency? Send all contributions to Albert E.
Winstanley, 43a Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, and
your gift will be acknowledged directly.... Wayne Geiling, an
elder at Champaign, Illinois, reports immersing two into
Christ..... In addition to our consideration of the first of "The
Twisted Scriptures" in the January issue, we will also present a
provocative message by Vernon W. Hurst, entitled, "After
Unity--What?" and we urge you to place the names of your friends
on the list to start our series of studies.... We are pleased to
report excellent attendance from all facets of the restoration
movement at Northridge, Carmichael and San Jose, California. It
is obvious that partisan prejudice is melting away under the
sunlight of God's Word and a much brighter day is dawning for the
cause we all love.... The final meeting of the Arizona State
Christian Convention, held at Phoenix, brought out a crowd of
more than 700 persons, and the attendance at every other session
was excellent.... We deeply regret to report the death of our
brother, William Inman, at Nixa, Missouri.... A brother in
Tennessee, who wishes to remain anonymous, has offered to send
MISSION MESSENGER free for one year to any college student or
faculty member of any college or university in the United States.
The request must be made personally, and must contain the name,
mailing address and college attended. All of you are authorized
to mention this to any qualified person.... Do not forget the
forum to be held at Hartford, Illinois, December 28, 29,
featuring men from the Disciples of Christ, Independent
Christian Churches, and Churches of Christ, in a discussion of
the theme of unity among the believers. For copy of a program
write at once to Berdell McCann, 118 East Second Street,
Hartford, Illinois 62048.... All high school and college young
people are reminded that the special studies to be held at Church
of Christ, 4966 Arlington Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63120,
begin on the morning of December 28. A special New Year's Eve
service until midnight will close the series.... The editor will
be in a series of meetings and studies with the congregation at
Beech Grove, Arkansas, January 17-24, and interested brethren
from the area are invited. A daily radio presentation will be
made from the Paragould station. For further information write W.
A. Cunningham, Route 2, Paragould, Arkansas.... On February 12,
13, we will be in a special forum on fellowship at Boise, Idaho,
which is expected to attract brethren from all segments of the
restoration movement throughout that region. For information as
to this second annual Christian Fellowship Rally address Don
Hoffman, First Christian Church, Sixth and Shoshone Streets, Twin
Falls, Idaho.... The editor is scheduled to speak on Wednesday
morning, March 10, at the Homecoming Rally, sponsored by Roa-
noke Bible College, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Information
may be secured by addressing George W. BonDurant, president of
the school.... On March 29, 30, 31, we will address a special
series of lectures to those in attendance at Kentucky Christian
College, Grayson, Kentucky. This is the annual Alumni
Lectureship, and information may be secured by writing to the
president, J. Lowell Lusby.... Looking still farther into the
future, we should mention that on May 7, 8, we will be speaking
at Eastern Christian College, Bel Air, Maryland, where you may
address C. E. Faust, Box 229, for information.... North
Atlantic Christian, in its September issue, contains an
exchange between Clinton Davidson and James R. Jarrell on
"speaking in tongues," and we predict this subject will become
even more prominent as time goes on.... In an editorial "The
Disappearing Brotherhood" in Firm Foundation, November 3
issue, Reuel Lemmons says of the instrumental and non-
instrumental conservatives, "We do not think it out of the
question at all that an old breach might be healed." Since our
brother-editor now is talking like we have all of the time, we
suggest that he give us a definite program of how he thinks this
can be done.... Gospel Tidings, in its October issue
presents a special edition on "The Parables of Christ." We
commend these brethren for a job well done.... Have you read the
speech by Louis Cochran, made at the Eighth Annual Convention
Dinner of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, and
entitled "The Frolic of the Pioneers"?... In the November issue
of The Church Speaks, Dr. John G. Balyo affirms his
conviction that the scriptures sustain capital punishment for
capital crimes. He analyzes seven principal objections to capital
punishment in arriving at his conclusion.... Brethren throughout
the land will be glad to know of the continued improvement of J.
D. Phillips, Austin, Texas, editor of The Truth. Brother
Phillips sustained a broken hip as a result of an accident.... L.
G. Butler, who edits Proclaimer of Truth, devotes much of
his October issue to a discussion of the climate of immorality
which today stifles the growth of our nation into a truly great
people.... Bob and Betty Duncan, Leroy, Illinois, have a baby
girl, Amy Elizabeth, born November 1, and they sent out one of
the cleverest announcements we have ever seen.... J. T. Broseh,
Odessa, Texas, is recovering from surgery, and his good wife,
Louise, who simply refuses to give up in spite of malignancies,
is doing very well at present. And our prayers are still being
offered.... Porcius and Filomena Crank, at Point Harbor, North
Carolina, adopted a little lad, Jonathan David, August 29, and
that little boy is going to like it with this new Dad and
Mother.... Brethren who are interested in planting a Christian
colony in British Honduras and Guatemala, are urged to contact J.
C. Reed, Donna, Texas, at once, as the initial surveys are being
made and Brother Reed will be back in the United States with a
report by the time you write. Do you want to be a pioneer?... We
are pleased to report an excellent work by Burl Price at
Valdosta, Georgia. John Fleener, of Decatur, Illinois, who is now
working with the congregation at Eddy, near Arab, Alabama, will
assist brethren at Valdosta, during the early part of 1965....
James Mabery began a series of studies at Decatur, Illinois, on
November 9.... The editor delivered two addresses at the Pacific
Christian Convention, Long Beach, California, November 12, 13....
We urge you to send in subscriptions for your friends and
brethren so they can begin the new series of studies with our
January issue. Please do not forget our new address: 139 Signal
Hill Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63121.
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